Button named first team all-conference

Conference USA released its all-league honors on Sunday and Houston senior guard Roxana Button earned a spot on the All-Conference USA First Team.

Button carried the offensive load for Houston this season (UH athletics)

The 5-8 Button led both the Cougars and Conference USA in scoring this season, averaging 17.8 points per game. She also led C-USA in playing time, averaging 38 minutes per game, and also led the league in 20-point games (12), 30-point performances (3) and made free throws (147).

It is the second honor Button has received this week. She was also named an Conference USA All-Academic team. She was named a Capital One Academic All-American on Feb. 23.

Also making a Conference USA honor team was Houston freshman forward Amanda Lawson. Lawson was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team.

The 5-10 Bryan High product was second on the team in scoring with 9.1 points per game and averaged a team-leading 6.1 rebounds per contest. She averaged 30. 2 minutes per game for the Cougars this year.